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Lamar State College Port Arthur 2016-2017 Catalog Revised 9-13-16

take the TSI assessment to help determine the most successful course of action for their education.

Academic Record Appeals

Students that completed previous coursework at LSCPA and have a lapse in attendance may appeal to disregard previous coursework. Students may appeal to 1) disregard two successive semesters of coursework or 2) academic credits or grades that were earned ten or more years prior to the semester in which enrollment is sought.

Previous Coursework

After an enrollment lapse of four or more years from Lamar State College Port Arthur, and after completing successfully( 2.2 GPA) twenty four( 24) semester credit hours of work at the College, a student may petition to disregard a maximum of two entire successive semesters of work taken previously at the College. The written petition must be filed with the Department Chair and follow regular channels to the appropriate Dean for a final decision.

Endorsements and / or recommendations shall be required at each academic level.

When approved by the registrar, disregarded work shall not count in determining the student’ s grade point average for academic progress or for graduation; however, it shall remain on the transcript with an appropriate notation, and it shall be used in determining honors. Once a degree has been conferred, a student may not use the academic appeals procedure for any courses used to award the degree or calculate the cumulative grade point average.

Academic“ Fresh Start”

Applicants seeking admission and who have academic credits or grades earned ten( 10) or more years prior to the anticipated enrollment may elect to seek entry under the terms of Academic Fresh Start Policy, Texas Education Code § 51.931.

Under the Academic Fresh Start Policy the applicant who is a Texas resident may petition Lamar State College Port Arthur to not consider, in the admission process, course credits or grades earned ten( 10) years or prior.

Applicants seeking entry under this section 1) will not receive any credit for courses taken at all institutions of higher education ten( 10) or more years prior to enrollment, 2) are subject to all standard admission and testing criteria applicable to persons seeking admission, 3) are subject to standard admission and TSI criteria, and 4) when deciding eligibility for financial aid, LSCPA must still count all prior course credits earned.

Applicants seeking admission under the‘ Academic Fresh Start’ policy must deliver a written request to the Admissions Office two( 2) weeks prior to the semester the applicant plans to enroll.

Advanced Standing

LSCPA students may earn college credit or advanced standing by successfully completing several testing programs. The testing programs include 1) Advanced Placement by the College Board, 2) ACT and SAT Scores, 3) Experiential Credit, 4) College Level Examination Program ®, 5) Credit by Examination and, 6) Transfer of Military Credit.

Credit through any of the examinations listed in this section is awarded when the student has completed a semester at Lamar State College Port Arthur and has earned an amount of resident credit equal to the hours earned by examination.

Advanced Placement by the College Board

Applicants who wish to receive credit for college level work completed in high school may do so by submitting their scores on the College Board’ s Advanced Placement Examinations. Testing arrangement are made by high school counselors. Subject matter areas and the basis for granting credits for Advanced Placement courses are as follows:

Subject Area

Required Score

Credit Granted

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